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I used to destroy white babydolls
because they destroyed me
with their overlong palomino hair
their glassy arctic eyes
their shirley temple complexions
their putrid plastic skin
they’re s’pose to be so pretty
ooooh soooo cu-ute
they made me ugly for no reason
with their strawberry smiles
and canyon-like dimples that echoed:
Niggers ain’t shit!
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Tonya Michaels is writer and a nurse who lives in Houston, TX.
This poem is a part of Soul Portrait Magazine’s “30 Days of Poetry” to celebrate National Poetry Month. If you’d like to participate, please submit a poem.
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